Tony Wordsworth, GVA’s head of offices, said the purchase was the largest office deal of the year in the Newcastle area.

“This purchase will allow the trust to centralise a number of functions from various hospital sites and free up space for future clinical redevelopment to keep the trust as the leading provider for medical services,” he said.

Trust chief executive Sir Leonard Fenwick said the office block – which is at the entrance to the Regent Centre – was “a first-class asset” that would enable it to rationalise its infrastructure.